Where does “dēadlīċ” come from?

dēadlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dēadlīċ (Old English): mortal

Definitions

  1. mortal

Ancestry of “dēadlīċ”, step by step

dēadlīċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dēad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēaddead
2Proto-West Germanicdauddead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “dēadlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →